Kevin Demoff dubs Week 2 game vs. Washington the 'Coach McVay Bowl'

The 2017 NFL team schedules were released on Thursday, and the Rams gave fans a live look inside the room as head coach Sean McVay, general manager Les Snead and COO Kevin Demoff learned their regular season fate.

It’s actually pretty fascinating to watch their honest reactions in real time – particularly because this is McVay’s first year as a head coach and the team is looking to bounce back from one of their most controversial seasons ever.

In the midst of a joke about Tony Romo, McVay went from jovial to stone-faced as soon as he heard that it will be extremely early in the season when he runs up against the offense that he helped build as the OC for three seasons under Jay Gruden.

“Oh now that’s exciting,” McVay said calmly, albeit with a distinct edginess.

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Demoff then piped in to dub it “Coach McVay Bowl” – after which Snead followed up with a teasing “can’t get beat by big brother!”

Their comments were obviously made all in good fun, however, it was clear that McVay has already determined that game to be a must-win.

“It’ll be a good game,” he said. “Looking forward to it.”

The guys went on to nickname a few more of their matchups, calling their Week 10 game against the Texans the “Wade Phillips Bowl” and their Week 14 game hosting the Eagles as the “Goff Versus Wentz Bowl” – a nod to the fact that it will be the first time that the first and second overall picks in the 2016 NFL Draft get to face off.